ASEAN tackles Myanmar turmoil, sea code talks and border disputes
TL;DR
ASEAN’s 11 members, meeting in Manila, face a multi‑front agenda: Myanmar’s long‑running conflict and elections not endorsed by the bloc, ongoing engagement under a 2021 peace plan, momentum to conclude a legally binding ASEAN‑China Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, and a fragile Thailand–Cambodia border ceasefire that ASEAN will monitor as the Philippines coordinates the bloc’s observer role.
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